Yashica Mat use 220?
Ron Gross
I feel terrible that I can't find my manual for my good shape
Yashica Mat TLR. But I can't remember if it can use 220 in
addition to the normal 120 film size??? There is no "red hole" in
the back, but I don't remember if the frame counter goes that high
and don't want to wast a roll experimenting.
Thanks to anyone who can help with this.
....Ron Gross
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Linda and Terry Mills
in and slide it up (it then comes out) turn it 90 degrees (so the 24 is
down where the 12 had been) and put it back on the studs and slide it
down. Now the counter will go to 24. Remember to start the film at the
red arrow instead of teh green one. My works just great with either 120
or 220.
Rev. Terry Mills
David Meiland
The back of my Yashicamat 124G has an adjustable film pressure palte
that plainly says "120' and "220." It adjusts for the differences in
thickness between the two film bases. The counter goes to 24 or
higher, I forget.
rong...@netcom.com (Ron Gross) wrote:
>I feel terrible that I can't find my manual for my good shape
>Yashica Mat TLR. But I can't remember if it can use 220 in
>addition to the normal 120 film size??? There is no "red hole" in
>the back, but I don't remember if the frame counter goes that high
>and don't want to wast a roll experimenting.
>Thanks to anyone who can help with this.
>....Ron Gross
>--
>Ron Gross
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>"The thing to do is supply light and not heat." ...Woodrow Wilson
>_________________________________________________________________
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rong...@netcom.com (Ron Gross) wrote:
>I feel terrible that I can't find my manual for my good shape
>Yashica Mat TLR. But I can't remember if it can use 220 in
>addition to the normal 120 film size??? There is no "red hole" in
>the back, but I don't remember if the frame counter goes that high
>and don't want to wast a roll experimenting.
>Thanks to anyone who can help with this.
>....Ron Gross
>--
>Ron Gross
>_________________________________________________________________
>"The thing to do is supply light and not heat." ...Woodrow Wilson
>_________________________________________________________________
As others have pointed out only the 124 and 124G models will allow 220
film. The camera will say 124 on it. We can supply manuals for many
of the yashica mats.
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Badtode
no it dosent but a rolli tlr does
HMorHM
Earliest Yashica 6x6 cameras use 120 only.
Later models (in particular: Yashicamat 124 and Yashicamat 124G) use
either 120 or 220 film. You rotate the pressure plate inside the camera
and window by the counter indicates your choice.
I have a 124 and bought one roll of 220 which I have never used. I just
haven't had the need to take that many pictures in one uninterrupted
session. I prefer to have the flexibility of changing my choice of films
every 12 exposures. I don't think it is any less expensive to use the
longer rolls. Plus you don't have to use up a roll just to get the film
processed. But if you have a need for 24 exposures at one time the option
is available on the later models. Or for approximately the same cost you
could buy two maybe three of the earlier 6x6 models.
Good luck! -Heath
Joe Berenbaum
bad...@aol.com (Badtode) wrote:
>no it dosent but a rolli tlr does
>
Only a few of the later RolleiflexTLRs can use 220 film. Due to the
longevity of Rollei TLRs and the number of older model Rolleis still
in use and for sale as used cameras, the vast majority of Rollei TLRs
in circulation today do not take 220 film.
JB (remove # from address for email)
DJohnFot
The basic Yashica-Mat uses only 120. The first Yashica-Mat model to use
220 film was the model 24, which was designed for 220 only. The
Yashica-Mat 124 uses both films. If your camera has a pressure plate that
is adjustable, then it is probably a 120/220 user. Most Yashicas that use
both films have a different start mark for 120 and 220. The absence of a
red window does not indicate a 220 capable model at all, although no 220
user has a red window. Make sense?
I have cameras that use both films and I stick with 120. 220 is a pain to
find and only a few films are available in it while almost every emulsion
is is available in 120. The extra length may be useful for wedding and
fashion shoots but I see no reason to use it for other purposes.